First day of skiing! Many more to follow.
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| Addy, Maren, and me- the diehards. Traffic to the resort on opening day was horrible and we didn't get as many runs in as we would have liked- but fresh powder was abundant and there is a certain "essence" to the first turns of the year that just can't be matched. We all agree, it was worth it. |
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'Tis the season! School programs, and projects and concerts and stuff. Mostly for our own kids, and a few with friends. Now that these things are all out of the way, we have one more week of freedom before the kids are off for a nice, rELaxIng, three-freakin'-week-long vacation.
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| School band concert. Sorry, but these are the best pictures we got. Here's Ev on the drum set, keeping time for the jazz band. She's a confident musician and counted them off and kept them together without a conductor. She was a little nervous about that, but she did great. Also, just as a side note, she is looking forward to a little later this month when she is going through the initial steps of forming a girl band with some other musicians at the Rock School. That should be cool, and the music is a little more up her alley. It's also more fun to listen to while she practices :) |
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| More great pictures, I know. Here's Jackson (Clarinet) and Addy (Sax) in the sixth-grade band. They've all been playing their instruments for less than six months, and it is actually pretty impressive to see what they can do after so little time. Also, all middle school band teachers should get medals. They are the real heroes of the arts. |
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| Sigh. Invent Idaho. Second grand and fourth grade. Five kids. Do the math. Lindsey did a great job and was proud of her presentation. We were relieved to have it done. |
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'Tis the season! Work parties and lots, and lots of food. It's fun, but my body feels like somebody put sugar in the gas tank. Ugh.
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| One of many parties we will be a part of. This is one we did at our place with my dental team and their families. |
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'Tis the season. Christmas is just around the corner. And while I'm not super into the "festive" side of things, there are certain parts that I really do look forward to. The first snow. Hot chocolate by the fireplace. Quiet music. Warm colors. Friends and family. Quiet streets with sparkling lights.
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| Lovely Coeur d'Alene |
Happy Holidays :)
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